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Early & Medieval Crossbows

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No new posts   Moon fellow crossbowman 

problems

0c sitas989View latest post Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:00 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   can a goat's foot be used with a claplock? 5phuphuphnik1277View latest post Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:45 pm
by Onager Lovac
No new posts   very very begining of a medeival crossbow 1, 2, 358edstuff10028View latest post Wed Dec 09, 2015 3:24 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Higher poundage skein-pin crossbows? 6dmanx5002147View latest post Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:23 pm
by kenh
No new posts   Hand crank pulley as a spanning device 

Kinda of like a windlass, except smaller and for lower poundage bows maybe.

389JeepYJ2859View latest post Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:15 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Wippe lever construction and other simple spanning devices. 12dmanx5002935View latest post Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:05 pm
by Onager Lovac
No new posts   My flemish (redone) 18MePilot12799View latest post Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:11 am
by MePilot1
No new posts   Medieval Crossbows in open warfare 12Onager Lovac1884View latest post Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:41 pm
by Geezer
No new posts   Newbie Questions 

A few Details

8Franklin291045View latest post Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:51 pm
by Franklin29
No new posts   Rail lube? 14Armymedic.21410View latest post Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:28 pm
by Outlaw
No new posts   ALERT Computor troubles 

troubles

0c sitas738View latest post Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:48 am
by c sitas
No new posts   STRINGS, How to? 24savatreatabvr3281View latest post Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:09 am
by twedzel
No new posts   Newb stirrup/irons question 8Armymedic.21365View latest post Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:42 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Got inspired, decided to buy raw material for a prod 6oivind19691707View latest post Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:11 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Made an appetizer! 7Armymedic.21248View latest post Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:51 am
by Lightly
No new posts   Socket rienforcement discussion 10Armymedic.26449View latest post Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:59 pm
by Lightly
No new posts   At long last, she is finished pics!!! 1, 225Armymedic.23955View latest post Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:49 am
by Armymedic.2
No new posts   da Vinci crossbow with built-in spanning device  

Looking for better images of some da Vinci crossbows from the Atlantic Codex

6John Edgerton3053View latest post Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:33 pm
by John Edgerton
No new posts   My build so far 21Armymedic.22167View latest post Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:50 pm
by Armymedic.2
No new posts   Bow string and nocks uestions 

A couple questions

1GodricSwin1170View latest post Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:36 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Front sight placement  7Armymedic.21143View latest post Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:07 am
by c sitas
No new posts   horn and sinew cross-section puzzle 

identify components in this composite bow

18stuckinthemud12387View latest post Thu Aug 20, 2015 4:08 pm
by OrienM
No new posts   Chinese crossbow mechanism for higher draw weights? 1Nusantara991463View latest post Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:06 am
by Geezer
No new posts   New Medieval Finished 18OrienM10629View latest post Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:08 am
by OrienM
No new posts   Mary Rose Crossbow? 2backgardenbowyer3031View latest post Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:42 pm
by caspar.staal
No new posts    My Pavises 10JMC2109View latest post Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:36 pm
by caspar.staal
No new posts   Wood Prod II 

How to make wood prods

15GodricSwin5676View latest post Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:57 am
by hullutiedemies
No new posts   Cranequin gear? 1HeroSK1350View latest post Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:57 am
by rolynd
No new posts   Medieval style crossbow using scavanged materials. 6dmanx5002450View latest post Wed Jul 15, 2015 4:09 pm
by dmanx500
No new posts   Authentic-looking strings for medievals... 0Jack Pine1373View latest post Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:01 pm
by Jack Pine
No new posts   New crossbow I have been working on for the last couple months. 8Sugarbuzz6103View latest post Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:10 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Questions before I start my First Crossbow 13zammerak7252View latest post Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:49 am
by c sitas
No new posts   My new crossbow 13Rizzar6512View latest post Sun Jul 05, 2015 1:08 pm
by OrienM
No new posts   First-ever crossbow, trying a pin and lever lock 9seckshun2190View latest post Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:45 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Spanning & Shooting my crossbow 8MePilot11595View latest post Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:55 am
by MePilot1
No new posts   Dacron B50 Stretch 3Stonedog1130View latest post Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:39 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Keeping a Crossbow Drawn? 

Questions about the effects of keeping a crossbow drawn for a prolonged period.

22Rhodok Man-at-Arms3149View latest post Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:32 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Cutting a Bolt Groove 21Stonedog4976View latest post Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:31 am
by amir
No new posts   A selfspanning crossbow in the Loeffelholz MS 1, 246mac12750View latest post Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:15 am
by edstuff
No new posts   mia al fin!! 

ballesta

3ballesteromedieval1042View latest post Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:32 pm
by ballesteromedieval
No new posts   Where to get tips for home made bolts? 1Euell1146View latest post Wed May 13, 2015 6:26 pm
by Geezer
No new posts   Hell really has frozen over! 2Hermit1150View latest post Wed May 06, 2015 8:17 pm
by c sitas
No new posts   Historical prod weights for 15th-16th Century Field Crossbows? 7The Lone Lemming1510View latest post Sun May 03, 2015 7:24 am
by Armbrustier
No new posts   Draw length suggestion 5Nusantara991618View latest post Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:30 am
by Nusantara99
No new posts   A nut from washers, and the use of metal nuts in general 20War Song2474View latest post Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:20 pm
by actionbow
No new posts   new build  3mhof861246View latest post Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:05 am
by phuphuphnik
No new posts   Double prod crossbow in Europe? 8HeroSK3801View latest post Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:29 pm
by kenh
No new posts   Small pistol crossbow 

Old saw blade loose laminate prod.

21JoaoLS6339View latest post Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:30 pm
by JoaoLS
No new posts   Strange components of excavated Chinese Crossbow 7HeroSK2156View latest post Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:43 pm
by mac
No new posts   What to use? 9Euell1078View latest post Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:18 am
by Geezer
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